Basketball team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr, is a Saudi professional basketball club based in Riyadh. The team plays in the Saudi Premier League, the national top league, as well as in the West Asia Super League (WASL). Al Nassr plays its home games in the Green Basketball Court.
History
Founded in 1955, Al Nassr has a competing basketball team.[1] They won their first-ever Saudi championship after winning the Saudi Premier League in 2021. The team defeated Al Wahda in the finals, winning the third and decisive game on April 18, 2021.[2]
The same year, Al Nassr played in the Gulf Clubs Championship where it reach the finals. Consequentially it qualified for the 2021 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the first Saudi team do so in 10 years (the last being Al-Ittihad Jeddah in 2011).
[3] However the 2021 Asian tournament would be later cancelled.
In 2022, Al Nassr played in the inaugural season of the West Asia Super League.
Honours
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Al Nassr roster
|
| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
No. |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
|
Age |
|
| PG
|
1
|
|
Thomas, Marcus
|
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
|
|
29 – (1995-07-27)27 July 1995
|
|
| F
|
2
|
|
Mohammed, Ahmed Abdullah
|
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
|
|
22 – (2002-05-16)16 May 2002
|
|
| SF
|
4
|
|
Austin, Brandon
|
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
|
|
30 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994
|
|
| SG
|
5
|
|
Faqihi, Fahad
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
|
26 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998
|
|
| PG
|
6
|
|
Almuhanna, Turki
|
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
|
36 – (1988-03-11)11 March 1988
|
|
| F
|
7
|
|
Aldawood, Turki
|
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
|
|
22 – (2002-08-16)16 August 2002
|
|
| G
|
8
|
|
Almutairi, Salem
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
|
26 – (1997-12-15)15 December 1997
|
|
| SG
|
9
|
|
Huraysi, Raed Yahya
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
|
33 – (1991-06-13)13 June 1991
|
|
| C
|
12
|
|
Campbell, Antonio
|
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
|
|
29 – (1994-12-24)24 December 1994
|
|
| PF
|
13
|
|
Lasloom, Mohammed Mesfer
|
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
|
|
39 – (1985-08-04)4 August 1985
|
|
| F/C
|
15
|
|
Abo-Jalas, Nassir
|
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
|
|
30 – (1994-06-11)11 June 1994
|
|
| F
|
99
|
|
Kadi, Musab Tariq
|
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
|
|
25 – (1999-08-11)11 August 1999
|
|
| G
|
|
|
Russell, Cedric
|
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
|
86 kg (190 lb)
|
25 – (1999-10-18)18 October 1999
|
|
|
- Head coach
 Mensur Bajramović
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
 Injured
|
References
